LE18 3WL
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Property report — LE18 3WL
Open-data due diligence for LE18 3WL and the area around it.
LE18 3WL in brief: 21 recorded sales (£55,000–£260,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LE18 3WL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LE18 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£313,428
Population
15,058
Crimes recorded
14
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LE18 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | £140,000 | 2 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-24 | £260,000 | 2 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-06 | £205,000 | 1 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-10 | £199,000 | 18 SHIPTON CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-10-06 | £183,000 | 20 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-15 | £213,000 | 10 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-02-27 | £165,000 | 16 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-02-14 | £140,000 | 20 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-02-15 | £153,000 | 10 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2009-01-21 | £184,000 | 4 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-18 | £150,000 | 16 SHIPTON CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-11-14 | £153,000 | 7 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-14 | £157,500 | 18 SHIPTON CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-03-12 | £130,000 | 7 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-23 | £113,000 | 8 SHIPTON CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-15 | £72,950 | 20 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-27 | £77,000 | 1 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-18 | £78,000 | 18 SHIPTON CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-04-23 | £69,950 | 16 SHIPTON CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-10-30 | £71,500 | 4 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-21 | £55,000 | 3 SHIPTON CLOSE | Semi-detached |
21 recorded sales on LE18 3WL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadow Community Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Glenmere Community Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Brocks Hill Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ROSEMEAD DRIVE SURGERY (0.7 mi) · BUSHLOE SURGERY (1.1 mi) · WIGSTON CENTRAL SURGERY (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: STONEYGATE EYE HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.2 mi) · LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Glenmere Community Primary School (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 7 AND 9, SPA LANE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST WISTAN (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.5 mi) · WIGSTON PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · LITTLE HILL PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: South Wigston (1.8 mi) · Leicester (3.5 mi) · Narborough (4.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi) · Rijoke Supermarket (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 6,182
Owned 82% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LE18 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LE18 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 19/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LE18 3WL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLE18 | SectorLE18 3 | PostcodeLE18 3WL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £281,504 | £313,428 | £141,424 |
| Population | 38,051 | 15,058 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 179 | 14 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LE18 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.